Cossor CR1601/ Philips EL3542 non latching piano keys - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Hammonds · 18th Mar 2019, 4:47 pm

Good afternoon all R2R buffs

I was given a Cossor CR1601 at the end of a local auction as it didn't sell, not even for £1!

The only problem I can see at the moment is that the piano keys that switch on and select the tape speed only occasionally will latch.

An ideas, on a fix, please, before I wreck it with my screwdriver or WD40!

Many thanks

Dave

wd40addict · 18th Mar 2019, 7:05 pm

Have you actually taken the deck plate off and had a look? There is a latching bar which is displaced when a speed button is pressed or when the off button is pushed. If it's sticky probably due to congealed grease and dust.

18th Mar 2019, 4:47 pm	#1
Hammonds Heptode Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southampton, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 574	Cossor CR1601/ Philips EL3542 non latching piano keys Good afternoon all R2R buffs I was given a Cossor CR1601 at the end of a local auction as it didn't sell, not even for £1! The only problem I can see at the moment is that the piano keys that switch on and select the tape speed only occasionally will latch. An ideas, on a fix, please, before I wreck it with my screwdriver or WD40! Many thanks Dave Last edited by Hammonds; 18th Mar 2019 at 4:48 pm. Reason: missing text

18th Mar 2019, 7:05 pm	#2
wd40addict Octode Join Date: May 2009 Location: Stevenage, Herts. UK. Posts: 1,518	Re: Cossor CR1601/ Philips EL3542 non latching piano keys Have you actually taken the deck plate off and had a look? There is a latching bar which is displaced when a speed button is pressed or when the off button is pushed. If it's sticky probably due to congealed grease and dust.